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TriCore to use Third Wave Reagents

Sep 08, 2004

NEW YORK, Sep. 8 (GenomeWeb News) - Third Wave Technologies announced today that TriCore Reference Laboratories has adopted the firm's Invader hepatitis C virus genotyping reagents for developing assays to identify all six genotypes of HCV.

 

According to Madison, Wis.-based Third Wave, TriCore selected the Third Wave reagents after a head-to-head comparison with competing products. Albuquerque, New Mexico-based TriCore operates reference labs serving clients in the Southwestern US.

 

Further terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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